Spanish-American War Historical Markers

(East Face):
Tribute dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country here at Fort Morgan.
Here lies the pride of seven flags entombed in our ancestors worth, who heard the thunder of the fray . . . — — Map (db m4649) HM

Commander of the Hawk, the fastest U.S. ship in the Spanish-American War, Rear Admiral John M. Hood then commanded the Fourth Division of the Atlantic Fleet in World War I. The USS John Hood (DD-655) was named for him.
Inducted . . . — — Map (db m99380) HM

Prior to the repeal of the Militia Act in 1902, states maintained their own militia. One of the last militia in Florence and Lauderdale County was the Wheeler Rifles.
Organized in 1888, under the command of Captain Julian Fields, it was named for . . . — — Map (db m32774) HM

(plaque)
"Trusted, honored, and loved by the people of Alabama for his splendid character and distinguished service as a citizen and soldier." Born September 10, 1836, in Augusta, Georgia, Joseph Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859, . . . — — Map (db m84295) HM WM

Born July 31, 1868 ~ Died April 10, 1955
Daughter of General Joseph Wheeler
Gallantly served her country three times on foreign soil.
Volunteer nurse, Santiago, Cuba~1898.
Spanish~American War and Manila, P.I. ~1899
during Philippine . . . — — Map (db m29558) HM

(south side)
After the Civil War, the future of African-Americans in the United States Army was in doubt. In July 1866, Congress passed legislation establishing two cavalry and four infantry regiments to be made up of African-American . . . — — Map (db m75092) HM WM

Spanish American War 1898
I am Petty Officer Arnold Wojciechowski of the USS Olympia, a cruiser commissioned by the US Navy in 1895. The Spanish-American War resulted form the ongoing Cuban and Philippine Wars of Independence. Exaggerated . . . — — Map (db m85606) WM

(Side 1)
Governor William Calvin Oates
Born in Pike County into a poor Alabama family in 1835, Oates practiced law in Abbeville when the War began. Elected Captain of the "Henry Pioneers," Co. G, 15th Alabama Infantry. He saw . . . — — Map (db m86116) HM

In July 1885, the state Adjutant General authorized the organization of a black infantry company known as the Capital City Guards. Joseph L. Ligon was elected captain. Over the next 20 years, the Capital City Guards were a source of tremendous civic . . . — — Map (db m71260) HM

Rough Rider, mining engineer, developer of the Ajo copper mines and designer of the town of Ajo for Calumet and Arizona Mining Co., Brigadier General, Army Reserve, and Regent, University of Arizona.
The other original casting, . . . — — Map (db m41974) HM

A beautiful Victorian Cottage which faced East Sheldon Street was built on this site by W. B. Jones. On November 15, 1893, William Owen (Buckey) O'Neill and his wife Pauline moved into the house. O'Neill used a portion of the upstairs as his office . . . — — Map (db m20619) HM

This free-spirited Son of the West, sensitive to the changing era in which he lived, portrayed the western epic in marble and bronze. Our "Bucky O'Neill" monumental bronze is among his greatest works, and is acclaimed by art critics as one of the . . . — — Map (db m21165) HM

Founded in Jan. 1921 and named after the famous Rough Rider William "Bucky" O'Neill, the post is the oldest active VFW post in Arizona. Born Feb. 2, 1860 in St. Louis, Missouri, his many accomplishments include being a Lawyer, Judge, Sheriff, Editor . . . — — Map (db m68732) HM

[Written on the initial marker, provided for context]
Our Constitution names the President of the United States the Commander in Chief of all the Armed Forces. Presidents who have served in our military are displayed on the following . . . — — Map (db m92421) HM WM

There were two principal causes for the war with Spain. The first was the brutality of the methods by which the Spanish Colonial authorities sought to suppress the revolution that began in Cuba in 1859 - methods that outraged the American sense . . . — — Map (db m91849) HM

On this lawn
was erected our first
Courthouse in 1841 and
has been the scene for many
events during the wars
in which Crawford County boys fought.
Mexican War, 1846.
War Between the States, 1861-1865.
Spanish American War, 1898. . . . — — Map (db m96859) WM

J. Holland Laidler, in honor of whose memory the Camp was named, was on staff of the Southern Pacific Railroad Companys Hospital in Sacramento prior to the commencement of the war between the United States and Spain. At the outbreak of hostilities, . . . — — Map (db m12504) HM

At forty minutes past nine, on the evening of the 15th of February 1898, the United States Battleship Maine was ripped by a sudden and devastating explosion, demolishing the entire forward section and sending the ship to the bottom of Havana Harbor. . . . — — Map (db m12520) HM

(Panel 1)
On the night of April Thirtieth 1898 Commodore Deweys squadron entered Manila Bay and undaunted by the danger of submerged explosives reached Manila at dawn of May First 1898  Attacked and destroyed the Spanish fleet of ten war . . . — — Map (db m15075) HM

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Memorial is part historical marker, part veterans memorial and entirely a work of art. It consists of a number of panels. The panels are in 15 columns of three rows each. Not all panels contain text, and some panels of . . . — — Map (db m72028) HM WM

The Presidios Ordoρez gun was originally mounted in a Spanish coastal fort at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Undamaged during the Spanish American War, the gun was captured by Filipino nationalists, who were known as “Insurrectos” by the . . . — — Map (db m12619) HM

On April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain. The immediate causes were Americas support of Cubas ongoing struggle against Spanish rule and the mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. This was the first . . . — — Map (db m48530) HM

[First Marker]
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898
The Spanish-American War was a turning point in American history. It marked the first time that we sent troops overseas to defend freedom. Whether at San Juan Hill or Manila Bay, these founders of . . . — — Map (db m15707) WM

(West Side:)
Puerta Real, Royal Gate
through which
officers of the American Army
entered the walled city to negotiate the
Surrender of Manila
Map of the
Philippine Islands
emblematic of the
territory and . . . — — Map (db m75608) WM

Scholar, Soldiers, Citizen Valedictorian of the first class, Denver high School, 1877. Graduated from United States Military Academy 1884 with record of 2070.4 out of possible 2075. War with Spain, Colonel 1st Colorado infantry U.S.V. His regiment . . . — — Map (db m46108) HM

[ west side ]
To the Memory of The
Citizens of Ridgefield
Who Served Their Country
In the Wars of the Republic
1775 – 1918
Erected by the People of Ridgefield MCMXXIV
[ east side ]
War of the . . . — — Map (db m31972) WM

[ panel 1 ]
In Memoriam
Not a war for conquest or
military glory, but a righteous war fought by American volunteers to succor the weak and
oppressed against foreign tyranny and to give to Cuba and
the Philippines a place among
the . . . — — Map (db m41515) HM

[ north side ]
1776
The Tribute
Of The
People Of Barkhamsted
To The
Memory Of Her Sons
And Daughters
Who Fought To
Establish Defend And Preserve
The Nation
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Erected 1897
[ lower plaque ]
World War . . . — — Map (db m29847) WM

[ north side ]
This Memorial
Was Erected By The
Citizens & Friends
of
East Canaan Conn
1928
[ west side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Answered
Their Country's Call
1917 – 1918
[ east side ]
In . . . — — Map (db m41853) HM

This Memorial
Records The Devotion Of
The Sons And Daughters
Of Torrington Who In The
Hour Of Need Gave Their
Services To Their Country
Putting Honor And Duty
Above Safety They Sought
Not Glory But The Good Of
Their Country And . . . — — Map (db m30459) WM

[Panel 1:]African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m80507) HM

The United States Navy's ties to Cape Henlopen spanned nearly 100 years. The Navy first came to the Cape in 1898 to build a signal tower during the Spanish American War. In the 20th century, the Navy kept a communications station he, beginning with . . . — — Map (db m79201) HM

[Front]Walter Reed 1851 - 1902 Bacteriologist - Research Scientist
In Honor of his great work in the fight for the eradication of yellow Fever.
[Back:]
[Insignia of the Army Medical Corps]
In recognition of the high public . . . — — Map (db m68990) HM

These five-inch brass trophy guns were captured from the Spanish Arsenal at Cavete [sic], in the Phillipine [sic] Islands on May 1, 1898, following the defeat of the Spanish Squadron in Manila Bay by the United States Navy. Admiral . . . — — Map (db m71257) HM

Theodore Roosevelt resided in a number of houses in Dupont Circle. Two still standing are 1215 19th St. and 1820 Jefferson St. In 1898, he lived at 1810 N St. (below, since razed). That year he led a volunteer cavalry called the Rough Riders into . . . — — Map (db m96038) HM

Georgetown University Hospital, set atop a row of hills along Reservoir Road, promotes good health through patient care, research and education. Founded in 1898 and shaped by Georgetown's Catholic Jesuit heritage, the hospital consistently has . . . — — Map (db m113906) HM

This Hontoria 140 mm. (5.9 in.) naval gun was taken from the Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo following her capture at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Almirante Oquendo, of the Infanta Maria . . . — — Map (db m63901) HM

These two guns, originally known as breech-loading rifles, are trained in a southerly direction, to either side of the flagpole.
Gun on East side, registry no. 21, manufactured in 1896 here at the Navy Yard mounted on USS PURITAN (Monitor #1, . . . — — Map (db m52098) HM

On display in Willard Park, named for the early 20th century commandant of the Yard, are naval artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Behind you is the gun mount from the battleship Maine, sunk on the eve of the . . . — — Map (db m89380) HM WM

On the brink of war with Spain after the USS "Maine" battleship was sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba, in February 1898, the U.S. Army installed a minefield in the Pensacola Harbor entrance. Leaving a 1000-foot opening, the Corps of Engineers placed two . . . — — Map (db m80095) HM

Theodore Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy when the battleship U.S.S. Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor. After the United States declared war on Spain in April 1898, initiating the Spanish American War, Roosevelt resigned his . . . — — Map (db m111049) HM

At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area was the campsite of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood (Medal of Honor recipient) and later Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Known as . . . — — Map (db m101551) HM

At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area, a sand flat without a tree, but surrounded by an extensive forest, was the camp site of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, the most unusual regiment in the history of the U. S. Army. The Rough . . . — — Map (db m47551) HM

From April to June, 1898, Tampa served as port of embarkation for U.S. troops on their way to Cuba. Some 30,000 troops arrived in Tampa and 16,000 embarked from Port Tampa on June 7. The Tampa Bay Hotel was headquarters for the force's leaders . . . — — Map (db m13635) HM

Henry B. Plant built this ornate Moorish structure at a cost of $3 million. Opened in 1891, it became the social and cultural center of early Tampa. During the Spanish American War it was headquarters for troops going to Cuba and housed such . . . — — Map (db m20020) HM

On June 14, 1898, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and the First United States Volunteer Cavalry,
known as the Rough Riders, embarked from Port
Tampa for victory in the Spanish-American War.
The Tampa Bay Hotel was used as headquarters
for . . . — — Map (db m20160) HM

Las Novedades was founded on this site when Ybor City
was a tiny village. Its proprietor was Manuel (Canuto )
Menendez. The coffee shop was a favorite rendezvous
for the pioneer cigarmakers of Sanchez y Haya Cigar
Factory located across the . . . — — Map (db m31705) HM

African-Americans have served valiantly in all of America's wars. Although black soldiers fought and died in previous conflicts, they were not permitted to enlist as army regulars until after the Civil War. Organized into separate infantry and . . . — — Map (db m32837) HM

On June 3, 1898, when Tampa was a
cluster of old weather beaten houses
floating on an ocean of sand, Teddy
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders
disembarked from their seven train
convoy in Ybor City, five miles from
Tampa City Hall.
They . . . — — Map (db m15569) HM

The intersection of Seventh Avenue and Twentysecond Street was a sandy cross-road connecting three army encampments in the Ybor City area during the Spanish-American War.
At this cross-road was located a water-trough where the Rough Riders . . . — — Map (db m33805) HM

( North face )
This spot was headquarters
for Roosevelt Rough Riders.
Wheeler Cavalry and the
First Florida Troops 1898
( Northeast face )
This war brought the blue
of the cold bleak north and
the gray of the . . . — — Map (db m19979) HM

Built by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, a Canadian Order which first established a school here in 1868. Designed by William Kerr of Ireland, of Romanesque style, with dormered, mansard roofs and central tower. In the Spanish- . . . — — Map (db m101297) HM

The Martin Hellings House, constructed c. 1892 by Captain Martin L. Hellings, is one of only a few historic houses in Key West not built of wood. Hellings was a native of Pennsylvania and a Union soldier in the Civil War. In 1881, Hellings married . . . — — Map (db m84718) HM

(side 1)
In April of 1898 it was graciously offered and converted to a 400 bed United States Army Hospital for the treatment of soldiers and sailors, ill with dangerous tropical diseases or wounded in battle, during Cuba's War of . . . — — Map (db m101295) HM

This structure is one of three Civil War era forts in Key West. They were built as a defensive chain around the island and support for Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. No cannons were ever fired and no soldier died in battle at this . . . — — Map (db m85261) HM

The waterfront location of todays Sawfish Bay Park played a major role in the prehistoric and historic settlement of the Jupiter area. First inhabited during the Archaic Period 5,000 years ago, this site provided access to an intricate . . . — — Map (db m96953) HM

Camp Massachusetts, one of the five encampments in Lakeland during the Spanish-American War, bordered part of Lake Morton. Pvt. Wesley S. Brass, of Company I, died here and was given "a funeral that Marshal of France might have deserved..." The 71st . . . — — Map (db m51437) HM

“You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Hiker of 98 (on base of soldier)
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 -1902
By the Camps and Auxiliaries of the . . . — — Map (db m62952) WM

On thefront,south side is inscribed:
Dedicate May 4, 1986
To honor the members of the
Chatham Artillery
Servants of God, Country,
State and Community
—
Soldiers in War
Patriots in Peace
On the east side is . . . — — Map (db m13371) HM

Cockspur Island saw one more military use
after the War Between the States. During the
Spanish American War, a small force was
garrisoned here to protect the river mouth.
They operated the controls for electric
mines in the Savannah River, . . . — — Map (db m15064) HM

The Legislature of Georgia in 1786 passed a law providing for a fort on Cockspur or Tybee Island to be named in honor of General James Screven, Revolutionary War hero. It was never built by the state. In 1808 the Federal government obtained . . . — — Map (db m22316) HM

Activated just prior to the Spanish-American War and inactivated at the close of World War II, Fort Screven served as a military post for almost 50 years. During that time, Fort Screven was a coast artillery installation, an infantry post, District . . . — — Map (db m13076) HM

Organized in 1836 under the command of Col. J. E. Brown, for 74 years the Fort Gaines Guards was one of the best and, later, the oldest military organization in western Georgia. Kept intact between wars, the Guards fought in the Indian and Mexican . . . — — Map (db m47097) HM

Named in honor of Maj. General Joseph Wheeler (USMA 1859), commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee, CSA.
A renowned raider, he guarded the flanks of the Confederate Army, with headquarters near present Depot site, covering the . . . — — Map (db m59396) HM

“You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Hiker of 98 (On base of soldier)
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 -1902
By the Department of Georgia and . . . — — Map (db m62953) WM

“You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902
By Department of Georgia
National Auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans . . . — — Map (db m60433) HM

Co. B – 121st Infantry
Barnesville, Georgia
“Old Gray Bonnet”
This memorial is dedicated to all who served with the Barnesville Blues. This company served actively as a part of Georgias National Guard in four wars. They . . . — — Map (db m25976) HM

Main entrance to site of Camp Conrad, where a brigade of 3,500 troops was stationed in the winter of 1898-99 (Spanish-American War). Camp site occupied space between Third and Sixth Avenues and 29th and 33rd Sts. Brigade was composed of 160th . . . — — Map (db m42184) HM

“You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”
President McKinley
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902 Camps and Auxiliaries of the Department of Georgia
United Spanish War . . . — — Map (db m57362) HM

Side 1:
In 1890, availability of lots at Linwood Cemetery, the oldest institution of the Columbus city government, was becoming scarce. At that time, the city acquired additional property on 10th Avenue which became Riverdale Cemetery. . . . — — Map (db m82689) HM

Site, of the last armory of the Columbus Guards, a noted military company chartered by the Georgia Legislature in 1843 and organized in 1835. They served voluntarily in the Indian War, 1836; the War with Mexico, 1846; the War Between the States, the . . . — — Map (db m43951) HM

A short distance north of this place, General Joseph Wheeler was born on Sept. 10, 1836. He graduated from West Point in 1859 and held the rank of 2nd
lieutenant when the Civil War broke out. Resigning his commission in the Mounted Rifles, U.S.A., . . . — — Map (db m14829) HM

Originally designated as the Parish of St. Paul by the Act creating it in 1758, the name was changed in 1777 to Richmond County in honor of the Duke of Richmond, who, as a member of Parliament, was a zealous supporter of the American cause, . . . — — Map (db m9706) HM

"You Triumphed Over Obstacles
Which Would Have Overcome Men
Less Brave And Determined"
President McKinley
Dedicated to
The Veterans Of 1898 to 1902
by Department of Georgia National Auxiliary . . . — — Map (db m10187) HM

Near this spot, May 9, 1865, Major General Joseph Wheeler, C.S.A., and part of his staff were captured by Federal troops who were pursuing President Jefferson Davis. Gen. Wheeler was released at Athens but, later, was again arrested and sent north . . . — — Map (db m19818) HM

Most Georgia troops for the Confederate Army were mobilized in Griffin. Camp Milner, the Cavalry Camp, was named for Ben Milner, prominent Spalding County man who gave financial aid in equipping companies from his county. Camp Stephens, the Infantry . . . — — Map (db m27510) HM

In 1895, the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park became the country's first National Military Park. The following year, Congress passed legislation allowing the Military Park to be used as a training ground for the Army. As war with . . . — — Map (db m82704) HM

In 1898 the Spanish-American war allowed the South to demonstrate its loyalty and honor under fire. At first, secretary of war Russell A. Alger, was concerned that Southerners would not support the war due to bitterness over losing the Civil War. He . . . — — Map (db m82710) HM

As the summer of 1898 wore on complaints of sickness in Camp Thomas grew. Sanitary conditions were extremely unfavorable. The soldiers lacked bathing facilities, and those sent to Crawfish Springs to get drinking water drove their teams into the . . . — — Map (db m82714) HM

The presence of military troops at the Chickamauga Park during the Spanish American war constituted the most activities seen there since the Civil War. A small community, called Lytle, grew up just outside the camp.
A contemporary description . . . — — Map (db m82705) HM

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 14, 1912, is named for Gen. Joseph Wheeler, famous Confederate Cavalry leader and Major General of Cavalry in the Spanish War. He twice saved Augusta from Kilpatrick's Union Cavalry, at Waynesboro, . . . — — Map (db m23634) HM

(Left Side): Origins of the Base During the 1898 Spanish-American War, the Navy recognized that over half of the American sailors in that war had come from the Midwest. Congressman Foss of Illinois suggested that in the future, it might . . . — — Map (db m37937) HM

This Memorial Hall, the first of its kind in the United States, dedicated to our Veterans of all wars, was completed in the year 1903 with dedication ceremonies on June Third of that year by our twenty-sixth President Theodore Roosevelt with these . . . — — Map (db m95722) HM WM

This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m26409) HM

Walter Krueger, born in Prussia 1881,
raised in Madison, In
Attended Madison School System
Rose from a Private during the
Spanish-American War to Lt. General
Commanding the 6th Corps. of the Army in WW II.
Attended the Surrender . . . — — Map (db m22059) HM

Spanish American War, World War I, World War II,
Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm
Following the American Civil War, the United States emergence on the World scene was profound, if not inevitable.
The citizens of Knox County have been . . . — — Map (db m23497) WM

Built in the year 1835 by Major Isaac Compton Elston. A soldier in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War. He was then in his thirty-ninth year, a pioneer merchant, banker and financier.
Presented to Wabash College by Major Elston's grandson, Isaac . . . — — Map (db m6427) HM

One of the most remarkable infantry marches in American history began here in July 1846 with the mustering of the Mormon Battalion. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) responded to the request from President James K. . . . — — Map (db m22662) HM

Frederick Funston, five feet four and slightly built, went from this farm to a life of amazing adventure. Youthful exploring expeditions in this country were followed by two years in the Arctic from which he returned down the Yukon river 1,500 . . . — — Map (db m53285) HM

Frederick Funston was born in Ohio and moved to Kansas with his parents in the spring of 1868 at the age of 2. Nicknamed "Fearless Freddy," he was of slight build - be sure to check out the life size statue in front of the Funston Home and . . . — — Map (db m83656) HM

In Honor of
the Veterans of the Civil War
1861-1865, the Spanish-American War
1898, Our Country's Defend-
ers in the World War 1917-1918
and the Loyal Women of
SpringHill and Community. — — Map (db m21684) HM

This monument was dedicated September 16, 1938 by survivors of the 32nd United States Volunteer Infantry in commemoration of those gallant comrades who made the supreme sacrifice during the Philippine Insurrection 1898-1901
[Roll of Honored . . . — — Map (db m66780) WM

[North Face]
In honor of the Veterans of the
Civil War 1861-1865
[East Face]
In honor of the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines who served in the
World War 1917-1918
[South Face]
In honor of the Loyal Women
of . . . — — Map (db m34551) HM

Erected to the memory of the
Union Soldiers and Sailors
of the Civil War
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces
of the War with Spain
Dedicated in memory of the
U.S. Armed Forces of
World War I
Dedicated in memory of . . . — — Map (db m53055) HM

To stimulate the patriotism of the Spanish-American War, President McKinley suggested a new pledge of allegiance be written and ask[ed] the patriotic organizations take charge of it.
When the contest was over, the honor of writing the "Pledge . . . — — Map (db m61436) HM WM

In 1918 this gateway was erected as a memorial to Civil and Spanish War veterans. The bronze statue on the left is a Union soldier while the one on the right is a Rough Rider. The original gateway was 12 feet apart and included a folding bronze . . . — — Map (db m92188) HM

The United States emerged from the ordeal of the Civil War with deep gulfs of mistrust and bitterness. Reconstruction was lengthy. Then during the 1870's the natural wealth of the country, the industrious people, further expansion beyond the . . . — — Map (db m56967) HM

In commemoration of those who on land and sea served their country in the Spanish-American War
This cannon was captured in the Spanish-American war in the year 1898, was presented by the United States to the state of Kansas, and assigned to . . . — — Map (db m60590) HM

Side 1 Born in Sharpsburg on April 13, 1859, Allen attended Peeks Mill Military Academy and Georgetown College before graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1882. He was sent to the western frontier, where he led . . . — — Map (db m110168) HM

In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This figurehead from the battleship "Louisiana" is erected in memory of the soldiers and sailors who served the flag in the Spanish-American War. . . . — — Map (db m86012) WM

From the 1750s, Portland Harbor was of economic importance as the closest American harbor to Europe and of strategic importance as a protected anchorage for the navy. As part of an upgrading of the harbor defenses in 1873, construction began on a . . . — — Map (db m25385) HM

The men who volunteered their services
to the Cause of Liberty
in the War with Spain that a nation might
enjoy peace and prosperity
The Birthright of All Men
Honor Roll of Members Past and Present
Charles P. Freeman  Ralph L. . . . — — Map (db m54676) HM

To the memory of
the Soldiers and Sailors
of
the Spanish-American War
1898
—————————
Shield and Scrolls
recovered from wreckage
of U.S.S. Maine
Blown up Havana Harbor, Cuba . . . — — Map (db m110559) WM

This plaque is made from bronze taken
from Battleship Maine when salvaged
from Havana harbor in 1912
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal
recovered from the U.S.S. . . . — — Map (db m55696) HM

These anchors known as “Old Fashioned” anchors were made for our Navys first armored cruiser “New York” the flagship of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson during the Spanish-American War and weigh approximately 10,500 lbs. — — Map (db m97273) HM

In 1712, Philemon Lloyd of a prominent family of the Maryland Eastern Shore, had a lot surveyed for him which was to be used by the drummer of the town. The drummer, an alternative to the town crier, was unique in Maryland. His duties were to convey . . . — — Map (db m5422) HM

Before the Park (1674-1896)
Native Americans have used this land for more than 5,000 years, leaving behind piles of oyster shell, along with shards of pottery and projectile points from the Lat Archaic (3,750BC-1,250BC) to the Woodland . . . — — Map (db m98465) HM

First Sgt. Augustus Walley, a Reisterstown native, awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Cuchillo Negro Mountain, New Mexico. Dedicated on the 100th anniversary of The Spanish-American War July 13, 1998. — — Map (db m7196) HM

Built by Dr. John Thompson Veasey, 1825, “of Mount Harmon” as he was known, who, with Colonel Thomas Ward Veasey assisted in the defense of Duffys Fort, 1813. He was a greatnephew of George Ross, signer of the Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m1699) HM